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Invisible Carpet Idea Close to Actual Invisibility

That's according to scientists from Imperial College London, who recently published a paper detailing the creation of a material that would be the first to hide objects in visible light, something no cloaking device has ever achieved.

Ashgabat Museum exhibits Subject Picture Series carpet

Ashgabat Museum of Carpet is flooded with visitors who want to have a glance at the first of its kind, New Subject Picture Series carpet. This unique 2.10 x 2.85 meters long hand woven carpet is dedicated to historical and modern sights of Turkmenistan.

Bringing Invisibility Cloaks Closer

Invisible net: A new material that can bend near-infrared light in a unique way has a fishnet structure. These images of a prism made from the material were taken with a scanning electron microscope. The holes in the net enable the material to interact with the magnetic component of the light, which enables the unusual bending and demonstrates its promise for use in future invisibility cloaks. In the inset, the layers of metal and insulating material that make up the metamaterial are visible.

Invisible nanotube cable could support a human

CIRCUS acts and movie special effects may never be the same again, if an idea for an invisible cable made of carbon nanotubes works out.

Invisible nanotube cable could support a human

CIRCUS acts and movie special effects may never be the same again, if an idea for an invisible cable made of carbon nanotubes works out.

Invisible Nanotube ropes could revolutionise the circus trade

I know what you're wondering - when, oh when, is cutting edge modern technology going to be used to help our travelling circus friends? Well don't worry, it won't be long now. Scientists have calculated that an invisible Carbon Nanotube rope just 1cm thick and invisible to the naked eye could support the weight of a human, potentially putting a radical new twist on boring old tightrope walks (but potentially destroying the mime industry).

Now, an invisible nanotube cable that can support a human

The next time you go to watch a circus, don't be surprised if you find the acrobats literally walking in the air, if an idea for an invisible cable made of carbon nanotubes works out.

Scientists Create An Invisible Power

News that scientists in the US have created a system which can wrap around objects and make them invisible has caught the eye of technology buffs around the world. While this is not the first system created to make objects become ‘invisible' it is the first time it has been tested and actually worked on 3-D objects.

Scientists Closer To Invisibility Cloak

Aviran was one of many readers to submit news of a just-announced development in the ongoing quest to develop a working invisibility cloak, writing: "Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin two-dimensional objects" Reader bensafrickingenius adds a link to coverage at the Times Online, and notes that "the world's two leading scientific journals, Science and Nature, are expected to report the results this week." Tjeerd adds a link to a Reuters' story carried by Scientific American.

Lane Bryant takes fashion blogging to the red carpet

Starting this week the red carpet is no longer reserved for celebrities and paparazzi. Lane Bryant, the nation’s leading plus-size fashion retailer, is giving customers the chance to get up-close and personal at the world premier of Mamma Mia! the movie through the popular social networking site, Twitter.

How To Sell a Video Game Idea?

fobsta writes "Do any Slashdotters have experience of selling video game ideas? I'm an artist whose programmed a rough as nails demo and animated a trailer to explain my concept. Obviously I think it's fun, it shows promise and my friends think it's cool. Who should I pitch the idea to? Existing video games companies, venture capitalists, or what about those dentists that financed the Amiga? Are they still around? Having had a previous idea hijacked and received no reward for it whatsoever, how can I prevent this happening again?"

Invisibility cloak moves from fantasy to potential reality at UC Berkeley

Whispers of a potential invisibility cloak are floating among the labs of Univeristy of California Berkeley researchers, and contrary to notions of fact and fantasy, these are not the ravings of mad scientists.

Invisible nanotube cable could support a human

A theoretical carbon nanotube cable could not only be invisible, but also strong enough to support a person's weight

Invisibility Cloak 'Step Closer'

Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible.

Invisible Turinese nanotube cable

(((Wow, dear old Torino would be really spruced-up with a few hundred kilometers of these invisible super-strong high-tension cheese-slicers.)))

SPOT Idea Digital Microscopy Cameras from Scitech

The SPOT Idea Digital Microscopy Cameras, from Scitech , are low cost digital imaging systems for researchers, pathologists, scientists, and engineers.

Google close to buying social news site Digg: report

Rumours that user-driven news website Digg is close to being sold to Google Inc. have resurfaced, with the internet search leader reportedly offering around $200 million US for the social news site.

UK: Tesco Close To Buying Out Personal Finance Partner

Tesco is reportedly close to reaching a £1bn deal to buy out Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) stake in their personal finance joint venture. The UK’s second biggest bank put its insurance operations and other assets on the block in April to bolster its balance sheet and Tesco has agreed to buy out its partner for Tesco Personal Finance. A deal is expected to be announced within days. Benny Higgins, a former high profile retail banking executive at HBOS and RBS, has been lined up to run the business, one industry source said.

Cataloguing Invisible Life: Microbe Genome Emerges from Lake Sediment

When entrepreneurial geneticist Craig Venter sailed around the world on his yacht sequencing samples of seawater, it was an ambitious project to use genetics to understand invisible ecological communities.

Cataloguing Invisible Life: Microbe Genome Emerges From Lake Sediment

When entrepreneurial geneticist Craig Venter sailed around the world on his yacht sequencing samples of seawater, it was an ambitious project to use genetics to understand invisible ecological communities. But his scientific legacy was disappointing – a jumble of mystery DNA fragments belonging to thousands of unknown organisms.

Google may be close to sealing Digg purchase

Search giant Google is close to acquiring US-based social news aggregator Digg for around $200m (£100m), according to a report on US technology blog TechCrunch.

Probe Gets Close Up to Enceladus

The Cassini spacecraft has returned some remarkable new close-up images of the Saturnian moon Enceladus.

Sony 'awfully close' to 27 inch OLED TVs

Sony president and COO Stan Glasgow believes the company is very close to selling 27-inch OLED TVs, trumping the current 11-inchers selling for over £1000.

Sri Lanka close in on series win

Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis broke a 62-year-old record to help Sri Lanka close in on a series win over India.

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